KUALA LUMPUR – U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday held separate meetings with his counterparts from China and India, kicking off a series of high-level talks at an ASEAN defence summit in Malaysia, as Washington intensifies efforts to strengthen regional security ties. Hegseth said on X that he told China’s Defence Minister Dong Jun […]
US-China relations
Trump strikes $350B trade deal with South Korea
US President Donald Trump finalized a major trade deal with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday. The announcement came during a dinner on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. Both leaders confirmed that the deal resolves long-standing disputes over tariffs and investment commitments between the two allies. Under the agreement, […]
US-China trade talks in Kuala Lumpur raise hopes for breakthrough
KUALA LUMPUR – Hopes for easing tensions between the world’s two largest economies grew on Sunday as the United States and China held the second day of trade talks in Kuala Lumpur, setting the stage for a potentially “productive meeting” between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping later this week. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer […]
Trump administration mulls sweeping export curbs on China
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is weighing a sweeping plan to restrict software-powered exports to China, including items ranging from laptops to jet engines, in retaliation for Beijing’s latest rare earth export controls, according to US officials and sources briefed on the deliberations. The proposed measure, not yet finalized, would target global shipments containing US software […]